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but u.s. commanders want assurances that until then, afghans will guard their back. >> it's their leadership that has to come to play to reduce the threat to us. >> reporter: over the last eight days i've seen a lot of interaction between u.s. and afghan troops. some of it relaxed. but, brian, at all times there's one or two fully battle-dressed american soldiers with their fingers near the trigger, just in case. >> lester holt starting off our coverage in kabul tonight. lester, thanks. now to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, also in kabul, on what's been accomplished and what hasn't in over a decade now in that country. richard, good evening. >> good evening, brian. this is a country where a group of lightly armed insurgents defeated the soviet union. it seems we haven't won here, either. we haven't lost exactly. mostly, we're leaving this country because we're tired, and tired of writing blank war checks, when the taliban haven't been defeated. this woman is about to die, exec
but u.s. commanders want assurances that until then, afghans will guard their back. >> it's their leadership that has to come to play to reduce the threat to us. >> reporter: over the last eight days i've seen a lot of interaction between u.s. and afghan troops. some of it relaxed. but, brian, at all times there's one or two fully battle-dressed american soldiers with their fingers near the trigger, just in case. >> lester holt starting off our coverage in kabul tonight....
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president and governor romney already went over this once, benghazi, and u.s. officials and what they knew and when they knew it after the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate last month. republicans have been raising new issues tonight about the intelligence. we get more from our chief correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: trying to put the issue behind him the president gave his critics a new talking point last night. >> i would say even you would admit it was not the optimal response for the american people, as far as us being on the same page. >> here is what i say, if four people get killed, it is not optimal. >> he used stewart's words, but that didn't count. critics pounced. >> that makes me a little sad. the optimal remark. >> reporter: blindsiding the administration and house democrats, republican house members released documents the state department had provided congress, including this cable from ambassador chris stevens, a month before the attacks, he warned, what we have seen are not random crimes of opportunity, but rather targeted attacks, t
president and governor romney already went over this once, benghazi, and u.s. officials and what they knew and when they knew it after the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate last month. republicans have been raising new issues tonight about the intelligence. we get more from our chief correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: trying to put the issue behind him the president gave his critics a new talking point last night. >> i would say even you would admit it was not the optimal...
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. >>> it's been four weeks since the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed our ambassador and three other americans. and in this political season, the attack is increasingly becoming a political issue. a congressional committee will hold big hearings tomorrow. a preview tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: as house republicans prepare to hold hearings on the benghazi attacks, mitt romney disclosed he met one of the victims, former navy s.e.a.l. glenn doher doherty. >> you can imagine how i felt when i found out he was one of the two former navy s.e.a.l.s killed in benghazi on september 11th. >> reporter: doherty's family confirmed the two met at a neighborhood christmas party a few years ago. this as republicans accuse the state department for rejecting the request for more security for ambassador chris stevens, slain in the attacks, so washington could say libya was becoming more peaceful. investigators say two months before the attacks, the state department concluded the risk to u
. >>> it's been four weeks since the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed our ambassador and three other americans. and in this political season, the attack is increasingly becoming a political issue. a congressional committee will hold big hearings tomorrow. a preview tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: as house republicans prepare to hold hearings on the benghazi attacks, mitt romney disclosed he met one of the...
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scenes of destruction adding to the preparations along the east coast of the u.s. >> i think that everyone has learned lessons from the last storm. >> reporter: connecticut is one of 13 states haunted by last year's irene, and the nearly 16 billion in damage, leaving thousands without power for days. then hit by a surprising snowstorm on halloween. today, governor malloy warned it could be the type of storm not seen in 30 years. >> have enough food and water for everyone in your household. assume there will be an elongated period of time in which you will be without energy. >> reporter: at the massachusetts store? power supplies were hot items. >> i have generators, make sure we have oil, flash lights, got to be prepared. >> reporter: storm surge is another worry, with a full moon, sunday night being a difficult combination, it sent the area in norfolk, virginia, out to sea. others sought safe harbor. and along the new jersey shore, these people sought safe harbor >> i may as well take the right steps, get the boat out of the way. whatever is going to happen will happen >> reporter: this b
scenes of destruction adding to the preparations along the east coast of the u.s. >> i think that everyone has learned lessons from the last storm. >> reporter: connecticut is one of 13 states haunted by last year's irene, and the nearly 16 billion in damage, leaving thousands without power for days. then hit by a surprising snowstorm on halloween. today, governor malloy warned it could be the type of storm not seen in 30 years. >> have enough food and water for everyone in...
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their sitter well, even visiting ortega's family in the dominican republic. >>> 63% of kids in the u.s. are cared for by baby-sitters dominican republic. for parents, this is a unique relationship sometimes built on trust. >> when something like this happens, every parent questions themselves and says, am i doing anything that places my child at risk? they worry about the safety of their children while they are away from them. >> reporter: tonight, the baby-sitter is in critical condition, and a family has been shattered. nbc news, new york. >>> when we continue here on a friday night, women and smoking. new information just out about -- tonight about the benefits of quitting. and later, that emotional family reunion for malala, the girl targeted by taliban. and the good news tonight about her recovery. lala, the girl targeted by taliban. and the good news tonight about her recovery. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more
their sitter well, even visiting ortega's family in the dominican republic. >>> 63% of kids in the u.s. are cared for by baby-sitters dominican republic. for parents, this is a unique relationship sometimes built on trust. >> when something like this happens, every parent questions themselves and says, am i doing anything that places my child at risk? they worry about the safety of their children while they are away from them. >> reporter: tonight, the baby-sitter is in...
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north texas all of the way through the nation's heartland on the heels of one of the worst droughts in u.s. history. bad news for corn and soybean crops. fortunately, about half of those have been harvested. in some cases those temps will be close to 20 degrees below average. it will be a chilly morning for 45,000 runners taking to the streets of chicago for the marathon on sunday. lester, back to you. >> julie martin at weather channel headquarters, thanks. >>> tonight, health officials a rare meningitis outbreak has now claimed seven lives. the cdc says it has spread to 60 people across nine states. the newest cases in minnesota and ohio. they're reportedly linked to a steroid produced by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. an update tonight from american airlines. the company says all of its boeing 757s are back in service after being grounded late this week to fix a locking mechanism that caused rows of seats on several planes to come loose mid-flight. the airline says all of the problems with the seats have now been resolved. overseas now to the crisis in syria and rising tensions
north texas all of the way through the nation's heartland on the heels of one of the worst droughts in u.s. history. bad news for corn and soybean crops. fortunately, about half of those have been harvested. in some cases those temps will be close to 20 degrees below average. it will be a chilly morning for 45,000 runners taking to the streets of chicago for the marathon on sunday. lester, back to you. >> julie martin at weather channel headquarters, thanks. >>> tonight, health...